Friday, December 22, 2006

The Helderberg for affordable accommodation near Cape Town, South Africa

The Helderberg is known for its affordable accommodation close to Cape Town, South Africa - with the towns of Gordon's Bay, Strand, Somerset West and Sir Lowry's Pass popular holiday destinations. Its motto of "everything's here, everything's near" makes the area the ideal base from where you can explore the rest of the Cape.

Affordable accommodation ranges from self catering holiday homes, apartments and cottages, vacation rentals in private homes and security villages with townhouses or apartments to rent to bed and breakfast guest houses as portrayed by our Touchdown South Collection. There are many more options available, so if you don't find what you are looking for here, do not hesitate to contact us.

As the most eastern region of the Cape Town Metro, the Helderberg has a distinct character of its own - a combination of country tranquillity and hospitality, beautiful False Bay beaches blessed with the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, high mountains and hiking trails, vineyards and its own wine route, quaint rural towns and sophisticated shopping facilities (for example Somerset Mall). Strand and Gordon's Bay have safe swimming beaches while Somerset West and Sir Lowry's Pass are situated below the Helderberg Mountain with its pristine nature reserve and scenery.

It is the gateway to and central to all the tourist attractions in the Western Cape. Cape Town is a mere 40 minutes away, Hermanus one hour's drive and the famous wine routes of Somerset West and Stellenbosch only 15 minutes away.

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